{"id":1827,"date":"2022-09-30T11:04:16","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T15:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2022\/?page_id=1827"},"modified":"2022-10-11T16:25:40","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T20:25:40","slug":"vision-for-our-shared-future","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2022\/vision-for-our-shared-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Vision For Our Shared Future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Birds are telling us that the health of our nation is at stake. But the way forward is clear. When we help birds thrive, we sustain the essential lands and waters needed for abundant wildlife, resources, and well-being. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Waterfowl have increased dramatically in the past 30 years with decades of investment by hunters, federal funding,
and private-public partnerships to protect wetlands. Bufflehead by Brad Imhoff\/Macaulay Library<\/a>.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Here’s what we need to do to benefit both birds and people:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Scale up conservation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Four decades of wetlands conservation have generated spectacular comebacks of ducks and geese\u2014and improved water quality for people. Applying this winning formula in more habitats will help our nation’s birds and natural resources rebound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Restore habitats, improve quality of life<\/h3>\n\n\n\n